In addition to the 15 agencies of the Forum, the Department of Agriculture (USDA)
and the Department of Education (ED) were invited to contribute to this report.
The Forum greatly appreciates the efforts of Patricia Guenther and WenYen Juan,
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA; and Sheida White, National Center
for Education Statistics, ED, in providing valuable information from their agencies.

The Forum is also indebted to the people outside the Federal government who contributed
to this chartbook: Mohammed Kabeto, Kate McGonagle, Robert Schoeni, Frank Stafford,
and David Weir, University of Michigan.

Member agencies of the Forum provided funds and valuable staff time to produce this
report. NCHS and its contractor, NOVA Research Company, facilitated the production,
printing, and dissemination of this report. Odell D. Eldridge, NOVA, designed
the layout and supervised the overall presentation of the report, Kyung Park, NOVA,
designed and produced the data tables, Megan M. Cox and Demarius V. Miller, CDC/CCHIS/NCHM/Division
of Creative Services, Writer-Editor Services Branch, provided editorial oversight
and review. Patricia L. Wilson, CDC/OCOO/MASO, managed the printing of the report.